Manifest Destiny
There is an adage in business that your receptionist is your most important employee. After all, he is the most prominent personality of your company,
Operations & Fulfillment
Uncommon measures
Benchmarks are a longstanding staple of warehousing, used to measure everything from employee performance to daily shipments. But they’re not always standard,
Hershey Foods’ DC design
When Hershey Foods Corp. (HFC) decided to build a new mega-distribution center near its Pennsylvania manufacturing plant a few years ago, the mammoth
Why don’t more people use manifesting systems?
Although manifesting systems are vital to achieving shipping efficiency, they are, in their state, by no means an ubiquitous presence in distribution
Hanover Subsidiary Did Not Deceive: Appeals Court
Hanover Direct subsidiary Brawn of California did not engage in a deceptive business practice by charging customers a $1.48
FedEx Announces Express Rate Hikes
Effective Jan. 2, Memphis, TN-based Federal Express Corp. will charge an additional 3.5% for U.S. domestic and U.S. export Express package and freight shipments.
Rule of Law
In today’s highly regulated business environment, compliance has become a full-time function for most companies. A host of new security rules following
Delivering benchmarks
We aren’t quite sure when the shipping and delivery departments left their modest lodgings in the recesses of the warehouse and entered the boardroom.
Forecasting Profits
Selecting the merchandise that customers want to buy is fundamental to your business’s success. So is ordering the correct amount of that merchandise.
Best practices for shippers
As competition for carrier resources becomes more intense, shippers that develop effective programs in collaboration with carriers are most likely to